Where does “folwere” come from?

folwere (Middle English) comes from Old English folgere, from Old English folġian, from Proto-West Germanic folgēn, from Proto-Germanic fulgāną, from Proto-Germanic fullaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

folwere (Middle English): An attendant or adherent; one serving a person or less commonly, a concept

Definitions

  1. An attendant or adherent; one serving a person or less commonly, a concept

Ancestry of “folwere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishfolgerefollower, attendant, disciple
2Old Englishfolġianto follow
3Proto-West Germanicfolgēnto follow
4Proto-Germanicfulgānąto follow
5Proto-Germanicfullazfull; the whole, the entire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Proto-Germanic fullaz →
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